Switzerland Company & Beneficial Ownership Directory
Switzerland company register data lives in ZEFIX (Federal Central Business Names Index), free via zefix.admin.ch, linked to LETA — the Federal Act on the Transparency of Legal Entities and the Identification of Beneficial Owners, adopted September 2025. It's explicitly non-public, with no legitimate-interest route, no journalist access, and no path to general public access, at a 25% ownership or voting-rights threshold. Listed companies and their majority subsidiaries, pension institutions, and foundations sit outside the filing requirement, and GmbH shareholders — unlike AG shareholders — are already visible through cantonal commercial-register extracts. ZEFIX verifies entity existence, directors, and capital directly; the LETA register records only the declared UBO at the end of the chain, so mapping the intermediate corporate structure above a Swiss entity still requires resolution through external, cross-border sources.
Switzerland beneficial ownership guide- Total Companies988,838
- Officer Records761,658
- Shareholder Records113,401
- Ultimate Parents (UBO)120,780
- VAT Records280
- Financial Reports273
Get complete shareholder and officer records, ultimate beneficial owner resolution, and ongoing ownership monitoring for Switzerland companies — via API or a bulk data feed.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many Switzerland companies are in Zavia's database?
Zavia holds 988,838 company records for Switzerland, of which 645,895 (65%) are currently active on the register.
Who owns companies in Switzerland, and is that information public?
Switzerland company register data lives in ZEFIX (Federal Central Business Names Index), free via zefix.admin.ch, linked to LETA — the Federal Act on the Transparency of Legal Entities and the Identification of Beneficial Owners, adopted September 2025. It's explicitly non-public, with no legitimate-interest route, no journalist access, and no path to general public access, at a 25% ownership or voting-rights threshold. Listed companies and their majority subsidiaries, pension institutions, and foundations sit outside the filing requirement, and GmbH shareholders — unlike AG shareholders — are already visible through cantonal commercial-register extracts. ZEFIX verifies entity existence, directors, and capital directly; the LETA register records only the declared UBO at the end of the chain, so mapping the intermediate corporate structure above a Swiss entity still requires resolution through external, cross-border sources.
Can I see a Switzerland company's shareholders and corporate structure on Zavia?
Yes. Zavia holds 113,401 shareholder records for Switzerland companies, with 120,780 ultimate parent relationships resolved for group-structure and ownership-chain mapping.
Can I find the directors of a Switzerland company on Zavia?
Yes. Zavia holds 761,658 officer and director records for Switzerland companies, sourced directly from the same official register as the company's own filing.
Can I look up a Switzerland company's VAT number on Zavia?
Yes. Zavia holds 280 VAT records for Switzerland companies, linked to the same registered entity as its company profile.
Can I access financial statements for Switzerland companies on Zavia?
Yes. Zavia holds 273 digitized financial reports for Switzerland companies, available through Zavia's enriched company data for verified users.
What document shows who owns shares in a Switzerland company?
Share ownership in Switzerland is held as the Aktienbuch (share register), maintained under Article 686 of the Swiss Code of Obligations rather than filed as a public register.
Does Zavia offer an API for Switzerland company data?
Yes. Zavia's API connects directly to official government ownership registries across 195 countries and territories, including Switzerland, so company registration, shareholder, UBO, officer, and group-structure records can be queried programmatically instead of browsed one page at a time.
Is there a guide to verifying beneficial ownership in Switzerland?
Zavia's Switzerland beneficial ownership guide covers the register, the UBO threshold, and how to verify a company's ownership chain in more depth than this directory page.